Timothy T. Wheeler, D.M.D., Ph.D. 

Orthodontics, Oral Biology

Professor and Chairman, Director of Graduate Orthodontics, Assistant Dean of Advanced Education
TWheeler@dental.ufl.edu
D.M.D., Certificate in Orthodontics, Ph.D., University of Florida, Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics.

Main Interests:

Outcomes of Class II orthodontic treatment, Efficacy of tooth movement with Invisalign, Immunologic mechanisms in root resorption.

Publications:

1: King GJ, Wheeler TT, McGorray SP, Aiosa LS, Bloom RM, Taylor MG.
Orthodontists' perceptions of the impact of phase 1 treatment for Class II
malocclusion on phase 2 needs. J Dent Res. 1999 Nov;78(11):1745-53.
PMID: 10576171 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

2: Johnson PD, Bar-Zion Y, Taylor M, Wheeler TT.
Effects of head posture on headgear force application.
J Clin Orthod. 1999 Feb;33(2):94-7. No abstract available.
PMID: 10535013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

3: McGorray SP, Wheeler TT, Keeling SD, Yurkiewicz L, Taylor MG, King GJ.
Evaluation of orthodontists' perception of treatment need and the peer
assessment rating (PAR) index. Angle Orthod. 1999 Aug;69(4):325-33.
PMID: 10456600 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

4: Sheats RD, McGorray SP, Musmar Q, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Prevalence of orthodontic asymmetries.
Semin Orthod. 1998 Sep;4(3):138-45.
PMID: 9807150 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

5: Sheats RD, McGorray SP, Keeling SD, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Occlusal traits and perception of orthodontic need in eighth grade students.
Angle Orthod. 1998 Apr;68(2):107-14.
PMID: 9564419 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

6: Keeling SD, Wheeler TT, King GJ, Garvan CW, Cohen DA, Cabassa S, McGorray SP, Taylor MG.
Anteroposterior skeletal and dental changes after early Class II treatment with
bionators and headgear.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1998 Jan;113(1):40-50. Review.
PMID: 9457018 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

7: Kania MJ, Keeling SD, McGorray SP, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Risk factors associated with incisor injury in elementary school children.
Angle Orthod. 1996;66(6):423-32.
PMID: 8974178 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

8: Keeling SD, McGorray S, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Imprecision in orthodontic diagnosis: reliability of clinical measures of
malocclusion.
Angle Orthod. 1996;66(5):381-91.
PMID: 8893108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

9: Wheeler TT, Alberts MA, Dolan TA, McGorray SP.
Dental, visual, auditory and olfactory complications in Paget's disease of bone.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Dec;43(12):1384-91.
PMID: 7490390 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

10: Keeling SD, Garvan CW, King GJ, Wheeler TT, McGorray S.
Temporomandibular disorders after early Class II treatment with bionators and
headgears: results from a randomized controlled trial.
Semin Orthod. 1995 Sep;1(3):149-64.
PMID: 9002912 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

11: Sheats RD, Gilbert GH, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Pilot study comparing parents' and third-grade schoolchildren's attitudes toward
braces and perceived need for braces.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1995 Feb;23(1):36-43.
PMID: 7774175 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

12: Wheeler TT, McGorray SP, Yurkiewicz L, Keeling SD, King GJ.
Orthodontic treatment demand and need in third and fourth grade schoolchildren.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1994 Jul;106(1):22-33.
PMID: 8017346 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

13: Keeling SD, McGorray S, Wheeler TT, King GJ.
Risk factors associated with temporomandibular joint sounds in children 6 to 12
years of age.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1994 Mar;105(3):279-87.
PMID: 8135213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

14: Humphreys-Beher MG, Macauley SP, Chegini N, van Setten G, Purushotham K, Stewart C, Wheeler TT, Schultz GS.
Characterization of the synthesis and secretion of transforming growth
factor-alpha from salivary glands and saliva.
Endocrinology. 1994 Feb;134(2):963-70.
PMID: 8299590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

15: Wheeler TT, McArthur WP, Magnusson I, Marks RG, Smith J, Sarrett DC, Bender
BS, Clark WB.
Modeling the relationship between clinical, microbiologic, and immunologic
parameters and alveolar bone levels in an elderly population.
J Periodontol. 1994 Jan;65(1):68-78.
PMID: 8133417 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

16: Wheeler TT, Stroup SE.
Traumatic root resorption in dentine-immunized mice.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1993 Apr;103(4):352-7.
PMID: 8097615 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

17: Jones JD, Wheeler TT.
The stability of expansion of mandibular arch dimensions.
Todays FDA. 1991 Oct;3(10):1C, 8C. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 1812949 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

18: King GJ, Keeling SD, Hocevar RA, Wheeler TT.
The timing of treatment for Class II malocclusions in children: a literature
review.
Angle Orthod. 1990 Summer;60(2):87-97. Review.
PMID: 2111647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

19: Clark WB, Wheeler TT, Lane MD, Cisar JO.
Actinomyces adsorption mediated by type-1 fimbriae.
J Dent Res. 1986 Sep;65(9):1166-8.
PMID: 2874164 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

20: Clark WB, Lane MD, Beem JE, Bragg SL, Wheeler TT.
Relative hydrophobicities of Actinomyces viscosus and Actinomyces naeslundii strains and their adsorption to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite.
Infect Immun. 1985 Mar;47(3):730-6.
PMID: 3972451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

21: Clark WB, Wheeler TT, Cisar JO.
Specific inhibition of adsorption of Actinomyces viscosus T14V to saliva-treated hydroxyapatite by antibody against type 1 fimbriae.
Infect Immun. 1984 Feb;43(2):497-501.
PMID: 6141143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

22: Wheeler TT, Clark WB, Lane MD, Grow TE.
Influence of physicochemical parameters on adsorption of Actinomyces viscosus to hydroxyapatite surfaces.
Infect Immun. 1983 Mar;39(3):1095-101.
PMID: 6840836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

23: Clark WB, Webb EL, Wheeler TT, Fischlschweiger W, Birdsell DC, Mansheim BJ.
Role of surface fimbriae (fibrils) in the adsorption of Actinomyces species to
saliva-treated hydroxyapatite surfaces.
Infect Immun. 1981 Sep;33(3):908-17. No abstract available.
PMID: 6169645 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

24: Wheeler TT, Clark WB.
Fibril-mediated adherence of Actinomyces viscosus to saliva-treated
hydroxyapatite.
Infect Immun. 1980 May;28(2):577-84.
PMID: 7399676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

25: Wheeler TT, Clark WB, Birdsell DC.
Adherence of Actinomyces viscosus T14V and T14AV to hydroxyapatite surfaces in vitro and human teeth in vivo.
Infect Immun. 1979 Sep;25(3):1066-74. No abstract available.
PMID: 500185 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]